The University of Maine Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) project is a joint effort of Fogler Library and the Graduate School. Our goals are "to improve graduate education, increase sharing of knowledge, help universities build their information infrastructure, and extend the value of digital libraries," in keeping with those of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, a national initiative of which the University of Maine is a member.
This online collection features the final theses and dissertations approved by the Graduate School of the University of Maine.
For more information about finding additional theses and dissertations or obtaining copies of those not available electronically, see Fogler Library's Subject Guide on Theses & Dissertations.
Questions can also be directed to Fogler Library's Special Collections Department by phone at (207) 581-1686 or email at um.library.spc@maine.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Impact of Dietary Fiber Labeling on Consumer Purchasing Behavior and Knowledge, Heidi England Morin
Strabismus Risk in the Opiate Exposed Infant, Deborah Gaye Morrison
Progress, Perspective, and the Sublime Spectacle: Landscape in the Discourse of Art and Technology, 1825-1975, Joshua Steven Moulton
Interspecific introgression of aphid and late blight resistance mechanisms from Solanum bulbocastanum to Solanum tuberosum, Ananya Mukherjee
Fast Pyrolysis of Lignin Biomass in Fluidized Bed Reactor, Saikrishna Mukkamala
Drinking, Eating, Exercising, and Smoking: Instances of Health Behavior Portrayals in Contemporary Broadcast Soap Operas, Ashley Rae Nemer
Information processing and environmental behavior, Caroline L. Noblet
The Influence of Anadromous Alewife on Maine Lakes and Streams: Using Nutrient Limitation Assays and Stable Isotopes to Track Marine-Derived Nutrients, Katie G. Norris
Measured Versus Predicted Energy Expenditure in Critically Ill Patients, Hillary O'Donnell
Climate, Environment, Geomorphology, and Settlement during the Preceramic Period at the Salinas de Chao, North Coast of Peru, Elizabeth Joy Olson
Paleoindian Aggregation Patterns in Northeastern North America: Analysis of the Bull Brook Site, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Jennifer C. Ort
Depth Sensing Planar Structures: Detection of Office Furniture Configurations, Brendan O'Shaughnessy
Cleavage of Acetyl Groups for Acetic Acid Production in Kraft Pulp Mills, Ravikant Amogisidha Patil
A War of Words: Rhetoric, Identity, and Memory in the Maine-New Brunswick Borderlands, 1838-1842, Michael T. Perry
Neutron Scattering Studies of Structure, Hydrothermal Stability and Transport in Porous Silica Catalyst Supports, Rachel A. Pollock
Development of Improved Analytical Load Rating Procedures for Flat-Slab Concrete Bridges, Timothy J. Poulin
The Effects of Ocean Acidification and Climate Change on the Reproductive Processes of the Marine Copepod Calanus finmarchicus, Brian Matthew Preziosi
Expression and Regulation of Cofilin Isoforms in Danio rerio, Christopher A. Preziosi
Structure and Rheology of the Sandhill Corner Shear Zone, Norumbega Fault System, Maine: a Study of a Fault from the Base of the Seismogenic Zone, Nancy Ann Price
Characterization of the Traveler and Kineo Rhyolites and Implications for Geoarchaeology, Ian Edward Putnam
Performing Identity Through Hot Pot: Chinese Sojourning Students in Maine, Hui Qian
Early Human Settlement of the High-Altitude Pucuncho Basin, Peruvian Andes, Kurt Rademaker
Impact of Weather Conditions on Steady State and Dynamic Response of Power System, Aseem Rambani
Cochlear Implants: Are Expectations for Outcomes Related to How Parents Are Informed?, Joshua F. Randazza
"From time Immemorial": Massachusetts Farmer-fishermen and the Merrimack River, 1800-1846, Erik Reardon
Linking Ecological First Principles to Biodiversity Patterns of Marine Copepods, Nicholas R. Record
Development of Regional Individual Tree Static Equations for Managed Mixed Species Stands of the Acadian Region of North America, Baburam Rijal
Responses of Rail Productivity to Water Level Variability and Factors Affecting Rail Broadcast Survey Results, Ellen Padgett Robertson
Constructs of Adult Literacy Tutoring: An Ethnographic Study of a Local Literacy Tutor Training Program, Ryan Roderick
Modeling Individual Tree and Snag Dynamics in the Mixed-Species Acadian Forest, Matthew B. Russell
Environmental Radiation Measurements of Near-Surface Air in Orono, ME 04469, Anna Jeanne Schliep
Base Cation Cycling After Two Decades of Whole Watershed Manipulation at The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, Sarah Bennett Schneider
Predicting Dynamics of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) Advance Regeneration Under Shelterwood Silviculture, Emma Louise Schulz
Influence of Landscape Arrangement and Wetland Condition on Breeding Dynamics of Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander) in Maine, USA, Amanda Frances Shearin
HSF1-Mediated Heat Shock Response in Ataxia-Telangiectasia, Jiayuan Shi
Systematics of the Powellomycetaceae Fam. Nov. and the Detection of Spizellomycetalean Chytrids from Manure and Soil Substrates, David Rabern Simmons
Atomic Force Microscope Techniques to Measure Latex Properties, Pavan Kumar Sindhe
Circulation and Transport in Casco Bay, Maine, Gregory H. Sinnett
Advertising's Red Light, Heather Small
Causes and Consequences of Programmed DNA Breaks and Translocations in B Cell Nuclei, Kathy J. Snow
The Influence of Writing Prompt Selection on ESL College Students' Perceptions of Task, Teacher, and Text, Edilson R. Souza
Opera Enormous: Arias in the Cinema, Benjamin Speed
Effects of Soil Management on Wheat Composition, Brian G. St. Pierre
Exploring Media's Interactive Relationship as an Actor in Live Theatre, Dennis R. St. Pierre
Pro-Environmental Behavior Change: Solving Groundwater Issues in New England, Crista L. Straub
Supporting the Micmac Farms Through Ethnographic Communication Research, Anthony Sutton
Development and Mechanisms of Hydrodeoxygenation Catalysts for Upgrading Pyrolysis Oil, Timothy John Thibodeau
An Assessment of the Variation in Populations of Monilinia Vaccinii-Corymbosi in Lowbush Blueberry in Maine, Ashley A. Thompson
Gentrification and Vulnerability of Maine Fishing Communities, Cameron R. S. Thompson
Population Dynamics of the Sub-Arctic Copepod Calanus Finmarchicus in the Gulf of Maine: Demography and Mortality Estimation, Cameron R. S. Thompson
Ergodic Transformations and Measurable Sets, Trevor Vadas
Fish in a Tidally Dynamic Region in Maine: Hydro Acoustic Assessments in Relation to Tidal Power Development, Haley A. Viehman
A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach for Weight Management among Disadvantaged Young Adults, Jennifer R. Walsh
Weight Stigma: The Impact on Academic Goals and Performance, Joseph David Wellman
Using Perceived Budget Constraints as a Factor of Wind Power Support in Maine, Megan Rae Wibberly
Ecological interactions affecting diatom climate reconstructions in prairie saline lakes of the northern great plains (USA), Courtney R. Wigdahl
Strain Rate and Temperature Effects of Polymer Foam Core Material in Marine Composite Sandwich Panels, Deborah Williams
Survival of Salmonella, Escherichia Coli O157:H7, and Listeria Monocytogenes in PH-Adjusted Salad Dressings, Stephanie Nicole Wolfe
Analysis of Survival Data by an Exponential-Generalized Poisson Distribution, Qiuyi Wu
Enhancing the Dissolution of Lizardite with Oxalate, Eileen Yardley
Software and hardware approaches to optimize memory power consumption and performance, Jianhui Yue
The Effect of Regulatory Focus on Categorization, Monica Zilioli
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Reactions of Sulfur Compounds with Zn(II), Au(I), and Hg(II) and Metal Linker Polyaniline Electrodes for Energy Storage, Asela C. Maha Acharige
The Influence of Solvents on a Gold(I)-Assisted Thiolate_Disulfied Exchange Reaction as Monitored by UV-VIS Spectrophotometry, Mostapha Aghamoosa
The Effect of Different Lignocellulosic Biomass and Different Pretreatment Methods on Cellulase Activity, Mahdieh Aghazadeh
The Transfer Function of Community College: Building a Bridge to the Baccalaureate in Maine, Margaret Elizabeth Allen
Development of Instrumentation for Sum Frequency Spectral Imaging Combined with Confocal Fluorescence Imaging and Additional Topics, Edward S. Allgeyer
Stem Cells Derived from Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB)—A Promise for the Future, Debra S. Andreasen
Spatial and Temporal Scales of Coral Recruitment and Key Ecological Processes, Suzanne N. Arnold
My Journey, Lisa Asnis
Caucasian Teachers of Native American Students: the Interplay of Ideology and Practice, Heather L. Ball
Ancient Diet in an Arid Environment: The View from Hinds Cave (41VV456), Samuel L. Belknap
The Variable Museum, John Bell
Research on Lobster Age-Size Relationships: Developing Regionally Specified Growth Models from Meta-analysis of Existing Data, Charlene Emma Bergeron
Thermal Conversion of Carboxylate Salts and Catalytic Ketone Hydrogenation, Mohit Bhatia
Watching TV in Maine: A Cultivation Analysis of Crime Prevalence Estimates and Fear of Victimization, Rebecca Rae Blais
Blue Cornmeal Extrusion and Anthocyanin Stability, Brienne Boss
Membrane Regulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Signaling in Pre-Osteoblastic Cells, Beth Christie Bragdon
Structural Behavior of Externally Reinforced Inflated Fabric Arches and Beams, Kevin E. Brayley
Photonic Non-destructive Measurement Methods for Investigating the Evolution of Polar Firn and Ice, Daniel James Breton
The Millimeter Legal Coordinated Cadastre, Carlton A. Brown
Modeling Biomass and Nutrient Dynamics in Maine Balsam Fir Stands: Influence of Increased Silvicultural Intensity on Forest Sustainability, Andrea M. Burke
Radiation Treatment Significantly Reduces Aß42 Peptide Levels in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Lura Brianna Caddle
Relationship between Metabolism and Oxalate Production in the Wood Decay fungus Postia placenta, Betsy Alford Carlson
A Sequential, Time-Weighted Average Approach for Monitoring Pesticides in Maine Surface Waters, Lucner Charlestra
Faculty and Administrators Working Together in a Community College: A Retrospective Case Study, Paul J. Charpentier
Assessing Middle and High School Students' Conceptual Understanding about Photosynthesis, Katie J. Clegg
The Role of Actin-Binding Protein Cofilin 1 in Danio rerio Embryonic Development, Hannah Cloutier
Communicating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict at Home: The Arab-American Institute and Its Use of the Internet and External Media Sources, Wesley K. Colbath
Facial Emotion Discriminability and Binocular Rivalry for Individuals with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Shawn A. Collier
Multiscale Analysis of Laminated Smart Structures with Integrated Piezoelectric Fiber Composite Sensors and Actuators, Alden C. Cook
Multiscale Analysis of Laminated Smart Structures with Integrated Piezoelectric Fiber Composite Sensors and Actuators, Alden C. Cook
Tugging on Superman's Cape, Richard R. Corey
Relatively Good or Absolutely Not: Examining Relative vs Absolute Stereotyping in Emotional Reactions to Discrimination, Brandon J. Cosley
How Maine Women's Involvement in the Woman's Board of Missions Expanded the Lives of Women at Home and Abroad, 1873-1927, Linda Cooper Costelloe